The Friends of the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond, North Yorkshire

Analysis

The Friends of the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond, North Yorkshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in March 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond, North Yorkshire reported income of £15k and spending of £16k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,518 to £15k (+313%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of the Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Richmond, North Yorkshire sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church House (£15k), St Margaret and St Nicholas Parish Trust (£15k) and Glorious Family Chapel (£15k).